President Nixon Authorizes Operation Menu: The Secret Bombing of Cambodia and Laos, But Why?
In 1969, newly elected President Richard M. Nixon, aiming to achieve “peace with honor” in Vietnam, began to put his “Vietnamization” policy into place – …
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The U.S. Secret Bombings of Cambodia
The United States began a four year long carpet-bombing campaign in the skies of Cambodia, devastating the countryside and causing socio-political upheaval that eventually led …
The My Lai Massacre: The Murder of 347 Vietnamese Citizens (Mostly Women & Children) & the Colin Powell Cover Up
The My Lai Massacre was the mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). They were almost entirely …
John McCain is Rescued in Hanoi by a True Hero when His Fighter Plane is Shot Down; then When Captured, McCain Sings like a Canary
In all the tales of wartime courage peppering John McCain during his presidential campaign trail and following his death in August 2018, perhaps the most …
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: A Fake Attack on a 2nd U.S. Ship that was Used to Infuriate Americans and Gain their Support for the Vietnam War
A false claim in 1964 that a 2nd US ship was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. This was reported to infuriate Americans and deceive …
National Security Action Memorandum 263: JFK’s Articulates His Plan to End the Vietnam War
In National Security Action Memorandum 263, dated October 11, 1963, Kennedy articulated his decision to withdraw all US military forces from Vietnam by the end …
The Vietnam War Begins (Unofficially), but Why Would America get Involved in this Needless War?
The media depicted the war as a “quagmire” begun by “right-wing hawks” who wanted to stop the spread of communism. They said the war was …